ENC Symbol

Explanation

Additional Information

5011
Ref

Generic isolated danger symbol with less

depth than user-selected safety contour or
where the depth is unknown

Wreck, rock or obstruction

Sounding of low accuracy

Equates to sounding of
doubtful depth

I2
I14

ENC Symbol

Additional Information

Indicates that an additional

information note or picture
file is available

The information, note or graphic can

be found using cursor enquiry

5011
Ref

Non-tidal current direction

H42

5 stars A2 All significant seafloor features detected; high accuracy survey

Spring tide Ebb

Flood

H41
H40

4 stars B

Light vessel/lightfloat

P6
Q30

Daymarks

Q82126

6 stars A1 All significant seafloor features detected; very high accuracy survey

3 stars

Explanation

Uncharted features dangerous to navigation are not expected but may

exist; medium accuracy survey
Depth anomalies may be expected; low accuracy survey or passage soundings

2 stars D

Large depth anomalies may be expected; poor quality data

Quality of bathymetry yet to be assessed

Caution area where a specific caution note

applies

New Object Point

Refer to cursor enquiry to

access additional information
Refer to ECDIS Chart 1 for
more examples

N64

Refer to cursor enquiry for

more information

I20

New Object Line

New type of feature not yet known

to ECDIS further information
available by cursor enquiry

New Object Area

Symbol setting on ECDIS
For details of the IALA Maritime Buoyage System. Refer to NP 735

Dredged area deeper than safety contour

Darker blue indicates water shoaler than
safety contour

Vertical lines indicate areas of charted data at Zoom out until vertical lines
significantly smaller scale than main display
disappear to view at scale
appropriate to data
A

Indicates boundary between IALA A and B

buoyage systems

See NP735

Isolated query indicates insufficient

information to symbolise the feature

Query may appear alone at a

point, on a line or in a defined
area. Further information
may be obtained from cursor
enquiry of the query

Query associated with symbol indicates

absence of a mandatory attribute, such as
beacon shape, direction or orientation
AIS aid to navigation with no physical
structure and Virtual AIS aid to navigation

ECDIS / ENC based symbol

Limit between area of unofficial vector data

and official ENC data, marked by orange
pecked line pecks angled towards unofficial
vector data

May be shown the other

way around on older ECDIS.
Within areas of non-ENC data,
an alternative, official chart
must be used for navigation

Quick Guide to ENC Symbols

Q80
H4043
M27.2

Simplified

Traditional
Lateral beacons red/green

IALA applicable system

Lateral conical buoys

- red/green, according to
applicable IALA system

IALA applicable system

Q130.1

Lateral can buoys red/green

IALA applicable system

Q130.1

Cardinal marks north/east/

south/west

Q130.3

Isolated danger marks

Q130.4

Safe water buoy

Q130.5

Special marks

Shape/topmarks are optional

colour yellow

Q130.6

Special purpose buoys, for

example; TSS lane markers

Shape/topmarks optional
colour yellow

Q130.6

Buoy mooring

Q40